I recently received a few questions about heuristics and thought the answers may be of broader interest than just to the person asking. 1- What is the difference between the detection by generic signatures and passive heuristic? Aren't they the same? 2- In this thread: http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=261904 I can't understand Marcos's replay: 'it's heuristic detection coupled

We’ve just finished working on our monthly Threat Report. There aren’t many surprises in the top ten threats for June. Conficker has taken over the "top spot", relegating INF/Autorun to second place. It’s difficult to say for sure what the significance is, given the relatively small percentage point involved: minor fluctuations in proportions from month